4 d. ago Manager sacked after standing up with no pants on work video call claimed he was being racially discriminated against for being made to work on a bank holiday

The employee, who was making nearly £60,000 as a digital production manager for Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), was fired on January 30 last year.

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Unacceptable’ exclusion of groups of Troubles victims from compensation scheme

Relatives For Justice say victims of plastic and rubber bullets, many bereaved, victims of sexual violence are being refused.

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7 d. ago ‘I lost my life’: Man wrongly jailed for five years demands fair compensation scheme 

The Ministry of Justice acknowledged his innocence but said Brian Buckle must ‘prove it beyond reasonable doubt’

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9 d. ago Definition of Troubles victim compensation scheme ‘very restrictive’ – McAlinden

Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board said he regrets those excluded by the scheme.

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1 week ago Energy firms paying out £25 million a year to customers for ‘breaking rules’

The funds come from energy firms paying out for issues like billing errors or poor customer service

Economics

2 w. ago British beautician 'drugs mule' in bungled escape attempt from US

Kimberly Hall is in more trouble than ever - but insists she's the victim of a mix-up.

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2 w. ago British beautician 'drugs mule' bungled escape attempt from US revealed

Kimberly Hall is in more trouble than ever - but insists she's the victim of a mix-up.

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2 w. ago Shocking reason British beautician in Chicago 'sought out ICE agents and begged them to deport her'

Kimberly Hall is in more trouble than ever - but insists she's the victim of a mix-up.

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2 w. ago Infected blood victims ‘scared they won’t live to see compensation’

It comes amid growing disquiet among affected groups about the compensation scheme.

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3 w. ago Victims urge boycott of new Troubles legacy body during protest at its office

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery was established as part of the last government’s contentious Legacy Act.

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3 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide after troubling Instagram posts

Her family announced her passing in a statement, saying her death had left them with 'utterly broken hearts'. The 41-year-old grew to prominence after she was trafficked by the late financier.

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